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Yuchen Shi¹, Jian Wan², Xin Zhang¹

¹Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.

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scCRT improves single-cell RNA sequencing trajectory inference by integrating prior cell information for better dimensionality reduction. This novel approach enhances cell lineage inference accuracy in developmental biology studies.

Keywords:

contrastive learning representation learning single–cell RNA–sequencing trajectory inference

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Identification of Alternative Splicing and Polyadenylation in RNA-seq Data

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Area of Science:

Genomics
Computational Biology
Bioinformatics

Background:

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is vital for understanding cell differentiation and developmental dynamics.
Trajectory inference methods are essential for analyzing scRNA-seq data but often limited by traditional dimensionality reduction techniques.
Existing methods fail to fully utilize prior information, impacting the accuracy of cell lineage reconstruction.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce scCRT, a novel dimensionality reduction model specifically designed for trajectory inference in scRNA-seq data.
To leverage prior cell state information to improve the accuracy of cell representations in reduced-dimensional space.
To enhance the performance of trajectory inference by integrating cell-level and cluster-level feature learning.

Main Methods:

scCRT integrates a cell-level pairwise module to preserve cell-cell relationships in a reduced-dimensionality space.
A cluster-level contrastive module utilizes prior cell state information to aggregate similar cells, preventing low-dimensional dispersion.
The model learns accurate cell representations by combining these two feature learning components.

Main Results:

scCRT demonstrated superior performance compared to existing trajectory inference methods across 54 real and 81 synthetic datasets.
An ablation study confirmed that both cell-level and cluster-level modules significantly contribute to learning accurate cell features.
The enhanced cell features facilitate more precise cell lineage inference.

Conclusions:

scCRT offers a significant advancement in scRNA-seq trajectory inference by effectively integrating prior biological information.
The model's ability to learn accurate cell representations improves the reconstruction of dynamic biological processes like cell differentiation.
scCRT provides a powerful new tool for researchers studying cell development and lineage tracing.